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Game Design Courses

Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Storytelling and Persuading with Data and Digital Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Presentations, Data Literacy, Decision Making, Dashboard, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer Engagement, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Data Strategy, Storytelling, Persuasive Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, Analytics, Customer Insights, Data Science, Influencing, Stakeholder Engagement

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Concreting Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Inspection, Construction, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Building Codes, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Structural Analysis, Product Testing, Manufacturing Processes, Analytical Testing

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Flask for Beginners: Templates

    Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), Model View Controller, Back-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Python Programming

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Edureka

    Gemini and Vertex AI: Building Intelligent Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Gemini, Model Deployment, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Tool Calling, Multimodal Prompts, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Software Development Tools, Cloud Platforms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Glasgow

    Clinical Decision Support Systems - CDSS 4

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, AI Security, Responsible AI, Healthcare Ethics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Information Privacy, Decision Support Systems, Health Informatics, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Human Centered Design, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Build and Enhance Restaurant Websites with HTML, CSS & JS

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Usability, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Content, User Experience, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Mastering Python Sequences and Strings

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Scripting, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Virtual Environment

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Elementor Mastery- Build Amazing Websites with Elementor

    Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Ethernet Switching and Routing

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Network Switches, Routing Protocols, Virtual Networking, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Network Troubleshooting, Network Protocols, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Production en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, CI/CD, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Delivery, Application Performance Management, Continuous Integration, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Applications, Cloud Storage, Security Controls, Database Management, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Managed Services, Identity and Access Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Interacción social y cultura organizacional

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Development, Organizational Structure, Qualitative Research, Organizational Effectiveness, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Change, Culture, Behavior Management, Psychosocial Assessments, Employee Engagement, Research Methodologies, Leadership, Sustainable Development, Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Python Scripting Training

    Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Software Installation, Virtual Environment

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Storytelling and Persuading with Data and Digital Technology: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Concreting Practices: L&T EduTech
  • Flask for Beginners: Templates: Coursera
  • Gemini and Vertex AI: Building Intelligent Applications: Edureka
  • Clinical Decision Support Systems - CDSS 4: University of Glasgow
  • Build and Enhance Restaurant Websites with HTML, CSS & JS: EDUCBA
  • Mastering Python Sequences and Strings: EDUCBA
  • Elementor Mastery- Build Amazing Websites with Elementor: Packt
  • Ethernet Switching and Routing: Packt
  • Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Production en Français: Google Cloud

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